Writing about The Wee Girl’s birthday sweater made me think of the birthday party I never posted about.  She wanted a tea party and gingerbread and to invite “lots of people”.  When specifically asked, “lots of people” amounted to Steve, Iain, Elijah, Galen, Pop-pop, Me-Mom, Aunt Tina, Aunt Rachel and myself.  We managed to round up eight out of nine, which was more then enough to keep her happy.

The dress she’s wearing is this one.  Which just barely fit her then and doesn’t at all fit her now.  I can’t believe how much older she looks a mere 5 months later.

For her crown a made three little roses from this pattern and sewed them all to a strip of green fold over elastic.

The hanging decoration was a day-of, off-the-cuff invention.  I stripped all of the greenery from the grapevine wreath base I had twisted together for our advent wreath and replace it with long bits of ribbon and lace and suspended it from the ceiling. It’s hanging in their playroom now where it always makes me think of May Poles and springtime.